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desolate

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

huang1liang2 huāngliáng

Meaning


Primary

desolate

Mnemonic


荒涼 Desolate describes an area that looks like a 荒 wasteland and has a 涼 cool bitter wind that blows over it.

Usage


這裡 看 起來 很 荒涼。

This place looks very desolate.

冬天 的 沙漠 非常 荒涼。

The desert in winter is very desolate.

那 個 小鎮 現在 很 荒涼。

That small town is very desolate now.

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